Question 1

Regarding the normal declines in memory functioning that occur during midlife, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) They often are not noticeable. 
B) They do not typically interfere with social functioning. 
C) They do not typically interfere with occupational functioning. 
D) They may be offset by the increased knowledge and experience gained through aging. 
E) They seem to appear suddenly. 
A) They often are not noticeable. 
B) They do not typically interfere with social functioning. 
C) They do not typically interfere with occupational functioning. 
D) They may be offset by the increased knowledge and experience gained through aging. 
E) They seem to appear suddenly.

Question 2

Imaginary audience and personal fable are components of which aspect of adolescent thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) formal operations 
B) deductive reasoning 
C) egocentrism 
D) concrete operations 
E) role diffusion 
A) formal operations 
B) deductive reasoning 
C) egocentrism 
D) concrete operations 
E) role diffusion

Question 3

Petra is able to imagine what would happen if parents were held legally responsible for the crimes of their children. She is capable of making an argument for or against this, regardless of her opinion. Petra is probably in which stage of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) abstract operations 
B) moral operations 
C) concrete operations 
D) formal operations 
E) preoperations 
A) abstract operations 
B) moral operations 
C) concrete operations 
D) formal operations 
E) preoperations

Question 4

A fertilized egg cell is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) teratogen. 
B) zygote. 
C) fetus. 
D) embryo. 
E) placenta. 
A) teratogen. 
B) zygote. 
C) fetus. 
D) embryo. 
E) placenta.

Question 5

Xan's offspring is in the embryonic stage of development. All but which of the following are occurring for Xan's offspring?

Accepted Answer

A) The neural tube is forming. 
B) The head and blood vessels are forming. 
C) A primitive heart has taken shape and begins beating. 
D) The major organs are beginning to take shape. 
E) The offspring has grown from one ounce to two pounds. 
A) The neural tube is forming. 
B) The head and blood vessels are forming. 
C) A primitive heart has taken shape and begins beating. 
D) The major organs are beginning to take shape. 
E) The offspring has grown from one ounce to two pounds.

Question 6

Aimee was late coming home from school. Even though she had a reasonable excuse, her parents grounded her for a month and suspended her allowance. This sounds like which style of parenting?

Accepted Answer

A) authoritarian 
B) authoritative 
C) permissive 
D) inhibited 
E) assertive 
A) authoritarian 
B) authoritative 
C) permissive 
D) inhibited 
E) assertive

Question 7

If Felicity's development is average, she can be expected to discriminate among happy, angry, and neutral facial expressions at what age?

Accepted Answer

A) at birth 
B) 2 to 4 weeks 
C) 1 to 2 months 
D) 4 to 6 months 
E) 10 to 12 months 
A) at birth 
B) 2 to 4 weeks 
C) 1 to 2 months 
D) 4 to 6 months 
E) 10 to 12 months

Question 8

Kohlberg studied moral development by

Accepted Answer

A) observing people's behavior. 
B) asking people to respond to moral dilemmas. 
C) administering large-scale surveys. 
D) using extensive questionnaires. 
E) conducting extensive interviews with women and men. 
A) observing people's behavior. 
B) asking people to respond to moral dilemmas. 
C) administering large-scale surveys. 
D) using extensive questionnaires. 
E) conducting extensive interviews with women and men.

Question 9

Kohlberg's postconventional level of moral development consists of which stages?

Accepted Answer

A) good boy-nice girl and authority orientations 
B) law-and-order and social contract orientations 
C) ethical principle and instrumental purpose orientations 
D) obedience and punishment and instrumental purpose orientations 
E) social contract and universal ethical principle orientations 
A) good boy-nice girl and authority orientations 
B) law-and-order and social contract orientations 
C) ethical principle and instrumental purpose orientations 
D) obedience and punishment and instrumental purpose orientations 
E) social contract and universal ethical principle orientations

Question 10

Summarize some of the cognitive and physical changes that occur during early and middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

Most people attain their peak of physica

Question 11

Which hormones fuel a woman's sex drive?

Accepted Answer

A) androgens 
B) estrogens 
C) progesterone 
D) corticosteroids 
E) endorphins 
A) androgens 
B) estrogens 
C) progesterone 
D) corticosteroids 
E) endorphins

Question 12

An average child in the concrete operational stage of cognitive development can be expected to do all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) recognize that other people's thoughts and feelings may differ from his/her own 
B) perform simple logical operations tied to tangible examples 
C) be less egocentric than her/his younger siblings 
D) understand that quantity or amount of an object remains constant despite superficial changes in outward appearance 
E) generate hypotheses and think deductively 
A) recognize that other people's thoughts and feelings may differ from his/her own 
B) perform simple logical operations tied to tangible examples 
C) be less egocentric than her/his younger siblings 
D) understand that quantity or amount of an object remains constant despite superficial changes in outward appearance 
E) generate hypotheses and think deductively

Question 13

Psychologist Jeffrey Arnett describes the transition from adolescence to adulthood with the term

Accepted Answer

A) selective optimization. 
B) intimacy versus isolation. 
C) emerging adulthood. 
D) midlife crisis. 
E) moratorium. 
A) selective optimization. 
B) intimacy versus isolation. 
C) emerging adulthood. 
D) midlife crisis. 
E) moratorium.

Question 14

Lawrence Kohlberg was interested in which aspect of development?

Accepted Answer

A) physical 
B) social 
C) intellectual 
D) moral 
E) emotional 
A) physical 
B) social 
C) intellectual 
D) moral 
E) emotional

Question 15

Which activity might allow Gwyneth to help her six-month-old granddaughter develop object permanence?

Accepted Answer

A) playing peek-a-boo with her 
B) singing the alphabet song with her 
C) singing songs like "Itsy Bitsy Spider" 
D) playing patty-cake with her 
E) reading children's books to her 
A) playing peek-a-boo with her 
B) singing the alphabet song with her 
C) singing songs like "Itsy Bitsy Spider" 
D) playing patty-cake with her 
E) reading children's books to her

Question 16

Andrew took the family car without permission. He seriously damaged it while joyriding. Afterwards, his parents bought him a car of his own. This is an example of which parenting style?

Accepted Answer

A) authoritarian 
B) authoritative 
C) permissive 
D) restrictive 
E) inconsistent 
A) authoritarian 
B) authoritative 
C) permissive 
D) restrictive 
E) inconsistent

Question 17

In descriptions of temperament, another term for "slow-to-warm-up" is

Accepted Answer

A) resistant. 
B) detached. 
C) inhibited. 
D) insecure. 
E) avoidant. 
A) resistant. 
B) detached. 
C) inhibited. 
D) insecure. 
E) avoidant.

Question 18

Generalizing from attachment research, it appears that the majority of infants have which attachment style?

Accepted Answer

A) disorganized/disoriented 
B) insecure-avoidant 
C) insecure-resistant 
D) secure 
E) none of the above; attachment styles are distributed equally among infants 
A) disorganized/disoriented 
B) insecure-avoidant 
C) insecure-resistant 
D) secure 
E) none of the above; attachment styles are distributed equally among infants

Question 19

Harold says that hitting his sister is wrong because he will be punished if he does. Harold's reasoning reflects which level of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A) conventional 
B) preconventional 
C) postconventional 
D) unconventional 
E) preoperational 
A) conventional 
B) preconventional 
C) postconventional 
D) unconventional 
E) preoperational

Question 20

If his development is normal, newborn baby Moses can be expected to do all but which of the following within his first week of life?

Accepted Answer

A) Hear a variety of sounds and be particularly sensitive to sounds falling within the frequency of the human voice. 
B) Discriminate among different tastes. 
C) Detect his mother's odor. 
D) Discern his mother's voice from other female voices. 
E) Differentiate various speech sounds. 
A) Hear a variety of sounds and be particularly sensitive to sounds falling within the frequency of the human voice. 
B) Discriminate among different tastes. 
C) Detect his mother's odor. 
D) Discern his mother's voice from other female voices. 
E) Differentiate various speech sounds.

Regarding the normal declines in memory functioning that occur during midlife, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Imaginary audience and personal fable are components of which aspect of adolescent thinking?

Petra is able to imagine what would happen if parents were held legally responsible for the crimes of their children. She is capable of making an argument for or against this, regardless of her opinion. Petra is probably in which stage of cognitive development?

A fertilized egg cell is called a(n)

Xan's offspring is in the embryonic stage of development. All but which of the following are occurring for Xan's offspring?

Aimee was late coming home from school. Even though she had a reasonable excuse, her parents grounded her for a month and suspended her allowance. This sounds like which style of parenting?

If Felicity's development is average, she can be expected to discriminate among happy, angry, and neutral facial expressions at what age?

Kohlberg studied moral development by

Kohlberg's postconventional level of moral development consists of which stages?

Summarize some of the cognitive and physical changes that occur during early and middle adulthood.

Which hormones fuel a woman's sex drive?

An average child in the concrete operational stage of cognitive development can be expected to do all but which of the following?

Psychologist Jeffrey Arnett describes the transition from adolescence to adulthood with the term

Lawrence Kohlberg was interested in which aspect of development?

Which activity might allow Gwyneth to help her six-month-old granddaughter develop object permanence?

Andrew took the family car without permission. He seriously damaged it while joyriding. Afterwards, his parents bought him a car of his own. This is an example of which parenting style?

In descriptions of temperament, another term for "slow-to-warm-up" is

Generalizing from attachment research, it appears that the majority of infants have which attachment style?

Harold says that hitting his sister is wrong because he will be punished if he does. Harold's reasoning reflects which level of moral development?

If his development is normal, newborn baby Moses can be expected to do all but which of the following within his first week of life?

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Exam 9: Human Development

Regarding the normal declines in memory functioning that occur during midlife, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Imaginary audience and personal fable are components of which aspect of adolescent thinking?

Petra is able to imagine what would happen if parents were held legally responsible for the crimes of their children. She is capable of making an argument for or against this, regardless of her opinion. Petra is probably in which stage of cognitive development?

A fertilized egg cell is called a(n)

Xan's offspring is in the embryonic stage of development. All but which of the following are occurring for Xan's offspring?

Aimee was late coming home from school. Even though she had a reasonable excuse, her parents grounded her for a month and suspended her allowance. This sounds like which style of parenting?

If Felicity's development is average, she can be expected to discriminate among happy, angry, and neutral facial expressions at what age?

Kohlberg studied moral development by

Kohlberg's postconventional level of moral development consists of which stages?

Summarize some of the cognitive and physical changes that occur during early and middle adulthood.

Which hormones fuel a woman's sex drive?

An average child in the concrete operational stage of cognitive development can be expected to do all but which of the following?

Psychologist Jeffrey Arnett describes the transition from adolescence to adulthood with the term

Lawrence Kohlberg was interested in which aspect of development?

Which activity might allow Gwyneth to help her six-month-old granddaughter develop object permanence?

Andrew took the family car without permission. He seriously damaged it while joyriding. Afterwards, his parents bought him a car of his own. This is an example of which parenting style?

In descriptions of temperament, another term for "slow-to-warm-up" is

Generalizing from attachment research, it appears that the majority of infants have which attachment style?

Harold says that hitting his sister is wrong because he will be punished if he does. Harold's reasoning reflects which level of moral development?

If his development is normal, newborn baby Moses can be expected to do all but which of the following within his first week of life?

The Science of Psychology

Biological Foundations of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking Language and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Psychology and Health

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Methods of Therapy

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